N.D. Admin. Code 69.5-02-01-02

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 69.5-02-01-02 - Duties of racing officials

1. No person may officiate or be employed as a judge, racing secretary, assistant race secretary, starter, placing judge, clerk of the course, paddock judge, patrol judge, timer, equipment inspector, identifier, horsemen's bookkeeper, program director, or as any other official or employee of an association as the commission may from time to time direct, until the appointment or employment of that official is approved in writing by the commission.

2. An association approved to conduct a race meeting shall submit to the commission a list of officials thirty days prior to the commencement of a race meeting.

3. No racing official, without the consent of the commission, may occupy or serve in more than one official position and then only if the combined duties can be performed efficiently and adequately and without conflict of responsibility.

4. No racing official may engage in any employment or activities at a racetrack during the conduct of an approved race meeting other than the employment and activities for which the racing official has been approved by the commission.

5. No person having an interest in the result of a race by reason of ownership in a participating horse, wagering or otherwise, may act in any official capacity in connection with the running of a race.

6. No official of the commission, racing official, or security personnel may wager on the outcome of a race.

7. No employee or licensee of the commission or employee of an association may give to anyone, directly or indirectly, for reward or for any other consideration, any information or advice that would tend to influence any person in the making of a wager on a horse in a race. This subsection does not apply to an association employee making a selection that appears in the official program, an association publication, or a newspaper or is broadcast over the radio or television.

N.D. Admin Code 69.5-02-01-02

Effective July 1, 1989.

General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10